Job Description Summary

As a Lead Buyer within the Steam Blade Centre of Excellence (CoE), you are responsible for end-to-end procurement activities for steam blade components from internal and external suppliers. You drive supplier performance, support sourcing strategies, and ensure quality, cost, and delivery objectives are met to support global business needs. You act as a primary interface between suppliers and key internal stakeholders, leading issue resolution and contributing to cost-out and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities (What you will do):

• Own and manage the projects schedule process for steam blade components with internal and external suppliers, ensuring accurate, timely execution in line with demand and inventory plans.
• Support and, where appropriate, lead activities related to supplier qualification, onboarding, and transitions (e.g., dual sourcing, resourcing), working with Quality and Engineering. Bring this bullet much higher
• Lead day-to-day relationships with key internal stakeholders, serving as the primary contact for PO execution, issue resolution, and performance discussions.
• Proactively identify and resolve supply issues, schedule changes, and exceptions, coordinating with Supply, Sourcing, Operations, and Planning to mitigate risk and ensure continuity of supply.
• Own and manage Visual management and reporting of projects in scope, including recovery actions pacing.
• Ensure full compliance with sourcing policies, quality standards, and contractual requirements across all procurement activities.
• Collaborate closely with Supply, Sourcing, Demand, Operations, Engineering, and Quality to align procurement activities with demand, capacity, and technical requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics (e.g., on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost) and drive corrective actions and improvement plans; actively participate in supplier performance reviews, business reviews, and internal governance meetings, presenting data, insights, and action plans.
• Lead or significantly contribute to process improvement efforts (including Lean and digitization) to improve overall supply chain performance.
• Support the development and standardization of best practices and work instructions for buying processes within the Steam Blade CoE and provide guidance to less experienced team members.

Required Qualifications (What you will bring):

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (preferred: Supply Chain, Engineering, Business)
• Significant experience in procurement / sourcing / supply chain planning.
• Significant experience in Project Management, including direct experience managing internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, create meaningful reports, and drive decisions based on facts.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making abilities, including handling complex supply issues and escalations.
• Fluent in English

Desired Characteristics (What will make you stand out):

• Fluent in Polish
• Demonstrated experience with SAP or similar ERP systems in a procurement environment.
• Experience working with Lean, continuous improvement, or similar methodologies, with demonstrated contributions to process optimization.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, take ownership of results, and provide guidance to less experienced team members.

Benefits Available to You:

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce:  Our Culture | GE Vernova

• Our compensation & benefits are designed to help you manage your personal and family needs, while rewarding high performers. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.

• A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.

• GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

About Our Company:
GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses of Advanced Research, Consulting Services, and Financial Services. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

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About Our Business:

At GE Vernova, Steam Power Services offers a broad portfolio of technologies and services for coal, nuclear and industrial power plants, helping customers deliver reliable power as an energy transition partner.

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Inclusion & Culture:

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong.  Click here to learn more: Life at GE Vernova | Culture & Opportunities

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